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Montana Department of Transportation EMS delivering new ambulances to rural grant recipients this spring

Montana Department of Transportation EMS delivering new ambulances to rural grant recipients this spring

HELENA, Mont. - Several rural and volunteer emergency medical services providers (EMS) in Montana will receive new ambulances this spring, thanks to a grant from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) EMS Grant Program. Grant recipients from the fiscal years 2024 and 2025 will see ambulances delivered in spring 2026. Those

Butte crews contain building fire around Main Street and East Silver Street

BUTTE, Mont. — Fire crews responded to a structure fire in the area of Main Street and East Silver Street after it was reported around 9 p.m. on Thursday night. The Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department stated that crews ran into heavy smoke and no visibility inside the building upon

Montana National Guard trains at Fort Harrison for wildfire season

Montana National Guard trains at Fort Harrison for wildfire season

FORT HARRISON, Mont. — As dry conditions raised wildfire concerns across Treasure State, the Montana National Guard carried out red card training at Fort Harrison to build up emergency response capacity before fire season. The hands-on evaluations happened Thursday and covered fire line construction, safety, fire behavior, communications and coordinated

Clinton fire volunteers juggle labor emergency and mountain fire

Clinton fire volunteers juggle labor emergency and mountain fire

CLINTON, Mont. — Volunteers with the Clinton Rural Fire District responded to two emergencies at once Tuesday evening when a pregnant woman in labor headed to the Clinton Fire Station while crews also answered a reported lightning-caused wildfire near Rock Creek and Interstate 90. According to a Facebook post from

Suspect arrested in armed robbery of Bozeman, Belgrade gas stations and hotel

An unidentified suspect was in custody Tuesday after attempting to rob hotels and a gas station with a knife, Bozeman Police said Wednesday. A hotel near North 7th Avenue and Oak Street first reported that a man with a knife robbed the hotel of cash then fled the scene at

Missoula fifth-grader wins Montana law enforcement poster contest

Missoula fifth-grader wins Montana law enforcement poster contest

HELENA, Mont. — Brooke Murphy of Missoula is the winner of the 2026 Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest during National Police Week. Brooke, a fifth-grade student at Hellgate Intermediate, celebrated with her class today along with Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Highway Patrol Col. Kurt Sager and a Stockman Bank

Unsealed documents provide new details about arson, mass shooting at Anaconda’s Owl Bar

Authorities say accused killer Michael Brown confessed to 2025 shootings